Metallic shelving



July 10, 1928.

F. A. SCHMITZ METALLIC SHELVING 4 Sheets-Sheet Filed Sept. 20 1927METALLIC SHELVING Filed S ept. 20, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 meifl. S WMJuly 10, 1928.

F. A. SCHMITZ METALLIC SHELVING Filed Sept. 20, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet July10, 1928 F. A. SCHMITZ METALLIC SHELVING 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Sept.20, 1927 Patented July 10, 192.

v 1,676,930 PATENT OFFICE.

FRED A. SCHHITZ, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE BERGER MANUFACTURINGGOMPANY, OF CANTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

METALLIC SHELVING.

Application filed September 80, 1927. Serial No. 220,879.

This invention relates to an improved type of metallic shelving. o

An obg'ect of the invention 1s the PIOVISLOI] of metal ic shelving whichconsists of a'mini- 8 mum number of easily fabricated parts; which maybe readily assembled without the use of bolts or wedges or tools (otherthan a screw driver), and which, after assembly, has considerablerigidity and permits of an extremely wide range of adjustment of theshelves.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means to facilitatethe positioning of the shelves on supports provided therefor, and meansto prevent the accidental displacement of the shelves from suchsupports.

These and other objects of the invention will become more readilyapparent in the course of the following description of the invention,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is afront elevation, partly in section, of the novel type of shelving;

Fig. 2 is a cross section through the shelving, taken in the line 22 ofFig. 1;

Fi 3 is a perspective view of portions of the s elvin Fig. 4 1s a crosssection through the shelving, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;-

Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 show various modifications of the shelfsupports'and guards;

Figs. 9, 10, and 11 show modifications of the side flanges of the shelf;

Figs. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 show modifications of the shelfuprights;

Figs. 18, '19, 20, and 21 show modified forms of the top and bottomplates.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like parts aredesignated by like reference characters, the shelving consists ofuprights A, bottom plates B, top plates C, and shelves D.

The upright A, in its preferred form, is formed of a rectangular sheetof metal, bent at its approximate center to provide con- ,tiguous facemembers 1 and 2, having flanges 3 and 4 respectively, at their rearedges. Added stiffness is given to the upright by means of one or morestiffener bars 5, vertically disposed between the face members 1 and 2,and at spaced intervals, the face members may be connected as by meansof depressed portions 6 which are welded or otherwise secured to eachother; The face members 1 and 2 are provided at vertically shelfsupports 7 and are pressed outwardly form face members. The guards whichresemble ordinary ventilating louvers are closed at both ends and areprovided with an inturned flange 9 which extends the full length of theguard. The shelf supports 7 preferably extend somewhat beyond each endof the corresponding guard, and are formed in such a manner as to leaveopenings 10 at each end.

Bottom plate B is provided with raised portions 11, having transverselydisposed slots 12 therein, and is adapted to be secured 5% a basestructure E, as by means of screws Top plate C is identical inconstruction with the bottom plate B, and is adapted to be secured to asuperstructure F, as by means of screws 14.

The shelves D are formed with downturned side flanges 15, an upturnedrear flange or shelf stop 16, and a rolled front flange 17 to reinforcethe shelf and give a finished appearance to the front edge thereof. Theside flanges 15 are beveled at their rear ends, as indicated at 18, andthe rear corners of the top of the shelf are beveled as indicated at 19.

The shelving is assembled in the following manner:

The bottom plates B and the top plates C are secured-respectively to thebase structure E and superstructure F in such a manner that the slots inthe top plate are disposed directly above the slots in the bottom plate.Two or more uprights A are then vertically positioned in any of thesevspaced intervals with guai 'ds 8, which the plane of the eral slots12 in the top and bottom plates, the

particular slots selected depending of course on the width. of theshelves to be supported between the uprights. The side flanges 15 of theshelves are then entered between the face members 1 and 2 and the shelfsup orts 7, the beveled portions 18 and 19 o the shelves facilitatingsuch entry. The placing of the shelf on the support is furtherfacilitated by virtue of the fact that the supports extend beyond theends of the guard. The shelves may then be pushed rearward on thesupports as far as desired. The stops 16 serve to prevent articles fromfalling oil the rear of the shelves.

The guards 8 effectively prevent upward motion of the shelves after thelatter have been properly positioned on the supports, and at the sametime serve to prevent the entrance of dust into the supports 7. Theyalso prevent material placed on the shelves from coming into contactwith the sharp upper edges of the supports 7, and thereby becomingscratched and damaged.

In Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are shown modified forms of the shelf supportsand guards, while in Figs. 9, 10, and 11 are shown modified side flangesfor the shelves. The side flanges shown in Fi 's. 10 and 11 are especially adapted to e used in connection with the shelf supports shownin Figs. 5 and The uprights may be formed of one piece as described inconnection with the preferred form of the invention, or as shown inFigs. 14 and 15, or they may be formed of two parts as shown in Figs.12, 13, 16, and 17.

The top and bottom plates may be formed as shown in Figs. 18,19, 20, and21, without departing from the scope of the invention.

The construction of the front flanges of the shelves may be varied toprovide the necessary reinforcing strength when long spans or heavyloads are encountered.

Claims- 1. Metallic shelving including uprights having verticallyspaced, open-ended, shelf supports pressed outwardly beyond the plane ofthe body of the uprights, and extending from the front to the rear ofthe uprights, and closed-end guards ressed outwardly beyond the plane ofthe ody of the uprights; said guards being 2. Metallic shelvingincluding uprights having vertically spaced shelf supports pressedoutwardly beyond the plane of the body of the uprights, and extendingfrom the front to the rear of the uprights, and guards pressed outwardlybeyond the lane of the body of the uprights; said guard; being disposeddirectly above, and alternating with, said supports, and terminatingshort of the ends of the supports.

3. Metallic shelving including uprights having vertically spaced,open-ended, shelf supports pressed outwardly beyond the plane of thebody of the uprights, and extending from the front to the rear.of theuprights, and guards pressed outwardly beyond the plane of the body ofthe uprights; said guards being and alternating w1th,said supports, andterminating short of the ends of the. supports.

4. Metallic shelving including uprights having vertically spaced,open-ended, shelf supports pressed outwardly beyond the plane of thebody of the uprights, and extending from the front to the rear of theuprights, and closed-end guards pressed outwardly beyond the plane ofthe body of the uprights; said guards being disposed directly above,andalternating with, said supports, and terminating short of the ends ofthe supports.

In testimony whereof aflix my signature.

FRED A. SCHMITZ.

disposed directly above,

disposed direct- 1y above, and alternating with, said supports.

